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Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies, or as he says, "spoofs."

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Early life

Born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents Maximillian Kaminsky and Kate Brookman, Brooks graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School before serving in the US Army during World War II as an engineer, stationed in North Africa.

Career

He started out in show business as a stand-up comic before becoming a comedy writer for television, working on Your Show of Shows. In 1961, with Carl Reiner, he created the persona of the 2000 Year Old Man, a collection of ad libbed comedy routines made into a series of comedy records. With Buck Henry, he created the successful TV series Get Smart. In 1975, Brooks created When Things Were Rotten, a well-received Robin Hood parody that lasted only 13 episodes; nearly 20 years later, Brooks mounted another Robin Hood parody with Men in Tights.

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Mel, you lost your father at an early age? Mel Brooks replys if we lost him Micheal we would have sent people out to find him. He's dead.
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Mel, you lost your father at an early age? Mel Brooks replys if we lost him Micheal we would have sent people out to find him. He's dead.
Was surprised today with the Mel Brooks Collection BD set. I'm ahving fun just watching the extras on every one.
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